He told police that he and Motante checked into the motel earlier that day and were having sex when he began choking her, officials say.

When Montante panicked, Farmer allegedly said he stopped choking her but she continued to "freak out," and her body went limp a few minutes later, according to the Chronicle.

Farmer was taken into custody and is now charged with manslaughter. He is being held without bond at the Harris County Jail.

Court documents show Farmer is a registered sex offender who was already out on $200,000 bond on a pending 2015 sexual assault case where he is facing charges of sex abuse of a child and indecency with a child.